This brief reviews new data from the May 2025 KFF Health Tracking Poll on LGBT adult’s experiences and concerns related to health care affordability. Overall, the findings show that LGBT adults face more widespread problems and concerns with health care affordability compared to non-LGBT adults.
This brief examines state policies related to prior authorization processes in Medicaid managed care and includes findings about how states approach prior authorization decision timeframes, electronic denial notices, and access to external medical reviews, all as of July 1, 2024.
A clinically led, cross-functional team approach is essential during medical device integration projects to close data gaps, overcome common project pitfalls, complete optimal testing, and ensure proper oversight. The post The Integration Opportunity: A Blueprint for Reliable Device Data appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the possibility of a bird flu pandemic on WAMU’s “1A” on Feb. 20. Gounder also discussed the potential of an off-label drug being studied to help some autistic kids improve their ability to speak on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News” on Feb. 17. Click here…
Roche will share in developing and commercializing petrelintide, a clinical-stage Zealand Pharma drug that activates the amylin receptor to spark weight loss. This agreement represents the highest total financial consideration in the obesity field to date. The post Roche Puts Up $1.65B to Partner With Zealand on ‘Future Foundational Therapy’ for Obesity appeared first on…
Fello’s $10.4 million raise includes a seed investment from Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures. The post Peer Support Platform Fello Secures $10.4M To Combat Loneliness Epidemic appeared first on MedCity News.
Hospitals’ finances have been much more stable in 2024 than last year, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Some contributing factors include increases in patient volume and a shorter average length of stay for patients. The post What Factors Have Led to Hospitals’ Relative Financial Stability in 2024? appeared first on MedCity News.
Reproductive rights groups in Alabama wasted no time resuming their work after a federal judge ruled in early April that the state’s attorney general can’t prosecute — or threaten to prosecute — people or organizations who help Alabama residents seek an abortion by traveling to another state. One of the plaintiffs, the reproductive justice nonprofit…
As soon as she fell, Deborah Buttgereit knew she couldn’t avoid going to the hospital. “I could hear the bones moving around in my elbow,” said Buttgereit, who was 60 when she slipped on a patch of ice in December outside her apartment in Bozeman, Montana. Emergency room scans showed she had fractured her left…
Hospitals’ flat revenues are clashing with rising costs and excessive reimbursement denials from payers, said Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC. He warned that policy efforts focused solely on limiting provider payments ignore the larger issue of unchecked profits among payers, drugmakers and other healthcare industry players. The post Why Hospitals Are Losing…